Description:
Obverse
The face value, 1 NEW SHEQEL on the Silver B.U. Coin, 2 NEW SHEQALIM on the Silver Proof Coin, in Hebrew and English. Left is a modern, cube-shaped Sabbath Candlestick. In the upper left-hand border is the word "ISRAEL in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Reverse
Three-branched Sabbath candelabrum from Poland, 18th century, Israel Museum Collection. Left, center is the mint year 1992 and right, the corresponding Hebrew mint year 5753. Above the candelabrum, in the center, is the Israel State Emblem. Decorative shapes adorn the coin around the border.
Related Coins
2 New Sheqalim (FAO, 50th Anniversary)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 2 New Sheqalim
2 ILS = 0.55 USD
Year: 1995 / Material: Silver (.925)
10 New Sheqalim (Independence - Sea of Galilee)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 10 New Sheqalim
10 ILS = 2.77 USD
Year: 5772 (2012) / Material: Gold (.917)
2 New Shekels (Independence - Solar Energy)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 2 New Shekels
2 ILS = 0.55 USD
Year: 5775 (2015) / Material: Silver (.999)
10 New Sheqalim (Independence - Yad Vashem)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 10 New Sheqalim
10 ILS = 2.77 USD
Year: 5773 (2013) / Material: Gold (.917)
20 New Sheqalim (50th Independence Day)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 20 New Sheqalim
20 ILS = 5.54 USD
Year: 5758 (1998) / Material: Gold (.999)
5 New Sheqalim (Sites in the Holy Land - Jericho)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 5 New Sheqalim
5 ILS = 1.39 USD
Year: 5748 (1988) / Material: Gold (.900)
2 New Sheqalim (Hula Nature Reserve)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 2 New Sheqalim
2 ILS = 0.55 USD
Year: 5774 (2014) / Material: Silver (.999)
1 New Sheqel (Independence - National Water System)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 1 New Sheqel
1 ILS = 0.28 USD
Year: 5774 (2014) / Material: Silver (.925)
½ New Sheqel (Hanukkah - Egyptian Lamp)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 1/2 New Sheqel
0.5 ILS = 0.14 USD
Year: 5768 (2008) / Material: Bronze
1 New Sheqel (Wildlife)
Country: Israel / Denomination: 1 New Sheqel
1 ILS = 0.28 USD
Year: 5757 (1997) / Material: Silver (.925)






















